O papel das mulheres no sistema creditício da freguesia de Guarapiranga: o caso de Dona Francisca Januária de Paula Carneiro

Abstract

The aim of this work is to investigate the formation of space on the slopes of the Piranga and Pomba rivers, based on a Braudeliananalysis of this region, as well as the role of women in the credit system. In order to carry out this research, it is necessary to look at the social, economic and family dynamics that guide the construction of this space, analyzing jointly the human relations that contribute to its formation. According to Rogério Haesbaert, "The role of space can be interpreted as roughness or constraints, which redirect social and economic processes, as well as referential elements inserted in daily life and that permeate our collective identities" (HAESBAERT, 2002, p.81 / 82). After understanding how the mining area and mainly the parish of Guarapiranga was becoming, will seek to know how the credit system influenced the economy of the region. As well as realizing the importance of Dona Francisca Januária de Paula Carneiro, a prominent woman, coming from a family without much social prestige, who marries a member of one of the most important families of the region and after being a widow, by own merits can expand the family business and multiply their wealth.